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HappyBike23 Author

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iPhone SE 2020 Battery Health

I got a used IPhone SE with 83% battery health on April and after this last update my health went to 80% and then 79% any reason why it dropped so fast?

iPhone SE (2nd generation)

Posted on Aug 23, 2023 2:31 PM

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IdrisSeabright

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Posted on Aug 23, 2023 2:36 PM

Batteries lose, on average, about 1% capacity a month. So, going from 83% to 79% in 5 months seems pretty normal. The phone is three years old. It needs a new battery. It probabaly needed a new battery when you bought it.

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